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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Australian Butter in London

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 3

"I was not surprised at Sir George Reid's report," said Mr. Graham, Minister of Agriculture,' "The State Government has known for some…

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Butter Factory Grievances. Protest to the Minister. Sydney

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Yesterday a deputation representing New South Wales and Victorian Butter Factories waited on the Minister for External Affairs, and…

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Record Maize Farm

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 4

What is said to be the largest maize farm in the world is owned by the Rankin family in Missouri, U.S.A. It comprises 30,000 acres of land…

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A Question of Dairy Law

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Mr. Justice Ferguson heard an appeal last week against a decision of the [?] at Muswellbrook in the case of John Field, for an alleged offence under the…

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Woolshed Fire. Large Quantity Wool Burned. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 5

Elliott's woolshed at Botany was destroyed by fire last night, and a large quantity of wool consumed. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds…

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Butter Export

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

A protest against some of the allegations contained in the recent report of the High Commissioner in London (Sir George Reid) on the…

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New System of Butter-making

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 7

The dairy world is rather agitated over a report from Germany to the effect that a system of butter-making has been discovered which, it is said, adds five per…

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A Miracle. Cattle Dealer's Revival. Dub[?]n

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Fitzpatrick, a cattle dealer, died in the field at Kells, and was taken to the mortuary, but on his Saint Joseph's cord being cut in the process of laying out for…

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The Trades Hall and Farmers

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

Now that the ballot on the question of the proposed amalgamation of the Australian Workers' Union, the largest organisation of labor in…

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Dairying. the Paspalum Pastures

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 9

The peculiar problem of parts of the Richmond River district is the management of the paspalum to better profit. This grass, which in the…

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Dairying for Profit

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 9

Herd-testing is on the move as a progressive element in dairying in New Zealand. The Dairy-produce Division of the Department of…

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Next Season's Crops

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 6

The growing crops are everywhere making splendid progress and prissent quite a healthy appearance. Gruss and weeds are, howover, springing up amongst the…

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London Butter Market. London

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 6

The butter market is dull and buyers are inactive. It is difficult to clear the large supplies which have accumulated during the holidays. Danish is quoted at…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Dairy Farming

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 6

The dairying season is now in full swing, and most of the cows have come to profit. Generally speaking feed is unusually plentiful. In many…

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Butter Trade. London Selling Arrangements. Sir George Reid's Report Criticised. London

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 7

The cabled summary of Sir George Hold's buttor report has aroused dissent in Tooleystreet. Mr. E. J. Newton, a member of the…

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Pure Food Prosecutions. Warning to Dairymen

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 7

DAIRYMEN and others whose vocations came under the operations of the Pure Foods Act are reminded that numerous prosecutions in the…

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Farming Notes. Lucerne on the Richmond. Profitable in Several Ways

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 8

As was remarked in a previous article in these notes, the farmers on the Richmond River find that paspalum has not the feeding value…

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Trials on Wollongbar Experiment Farm

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

This can be done either in the form of lucerne, or of red clover, and for some seven years varieties of income have been under the test on the farm the greatest…

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Agricultural Notes. (Issued under the direction of the Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Hon. J. L. Tr[?]le.) Dairying. Lucerne on the Richmond. Profitable in Several Ways

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

As was remarked in a previous article in these notes, the farmers on the Richmond River find that paspalum [?]s not the feeding value where time and luxuriant…

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Open Column. (This, column being open for the expressions of different opinions on public matters, they are to be considered as those of correspondents, and not necessarily endorsed by us. Communications must be written in ink only.) Cattle on the Road. (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 4

Sir.—We all like to give honour to whom honour is due. I think Mr. Ritchie, the chairman of Gundurimba Shire Council, deserves high praise for his untiring…

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